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Where does “molybdate” come from?

Molybdate is an English noun formed from molybdenum with the suffix -ate, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -kos through Latin -icus and French -ique.

molybdate (English): The anion MoO; Any salt of molybdic acid

Definitions

  1. The anion MoO; Any salt of molybdic acid

Ancestry of “molybdate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
2English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
3Anglo-Norman-cie—
4Latin-tiaoffice, rank
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “molybdate”

  • phosphomolybdate
  • thiomolybdate
  • heptamolybdate
  • paramolybdate
  • pentamolybdate
  • oxythiomolybdate
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